Two exciting alternative energy issues investors should know

Two investment themes in the alternative energy changing landscape emerged, such as potential profit for investors Center. To take advantage of these trends, the Roen has added about 250 companies, alternative energy with it Monte financial report in four new companies we track for our readers.

Investment topic #1: of the growing Japanese solar domestic market

In the course of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, Japan has committed to the growing renewable energy as a source of domestic energy. Mercom Capital Group Japan had over shipments and massive growth of 343 percent 73 percent quarter on growth in solar cell last year. Promising plays the two companies that are down in this area.

Kyocera Corp ADR (KYO):Kyocera is a Japanese electronics company with a wide range of products, including solar and energy-management systems. The profitable company will probably benefit from the acceleration of domestic Japanese solar plants.

Sharp Corp. ADR (SHCAY):Sharp is a large Japanese consumer electronics companies, the business over 50 years since. The stock price has reports to fight, but how Kyocera, sharp growth in the domestic Japanese solar should benefit as a result of poor performance.

Investment subject #2: alternative fuel engines

Engineers design and develop of the next generation of modules, to reduce the US dependency on foreign oil, while greenhouse gas emissions reduce. This latest alternative fuel engines are much more efficient and much less environmental burden. Importantly, cut back on transportation costs. The two companies below are important actors in this field.

Cummins Inc. (CMI):Cummins is a big Indiana-based engine manufacturer, which products contain energy efficient diesel engines and low-emission natural gas engines. It has a reasonable PE, but his stock is overpriced at these levels.

Power solutions International (PSIX):Power solutions is a "pure play" company that produces systems to alternative fuels such as natural gas, propane, biogas and electric and hybrid technologies. Despite the fact that doubled in the last year in the price the stock power solutions shows superior revenue growth and is likely from here continue its bullish trend.

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DOE, NREL home alternative transportation-Web tools

The Department of energy and the national renewable energy Laboratory (NREL) recently a new instrument to fleet managers select to help you from a variety of alternative fuels and energy-efficiency strategies to reduce petroleum use, vehicle emissions and operating costs. The planning tool is an interactive Web application petroleum reduction, fleet Manager allows to assess the benefits of five alternative fuels - biodiesel, electricity, ethanol, natural gas, and propane - along with a variety of measures on energy efficiency, such as idle reduction and fuel improvements. The tool is part of the newly designed alternative fuels for the Datacenter, recognized as the go-to resource for decision makers of sustainable transportation. For the alternative fuels Data Center Web site.

Users can the petroleum reduction planning tool, options for fleet improvements through the creation of "explore what if scenarios based on solid data. As soon as a user or fleet manager measurable objectives, the desired goals to reach has made, can users save the plan to examine adjustments to make or continue to different scenarios as needed. Easy-to-understand charts and tables show annual reduction of emissions, petroleum and fuel costs. In addition, each section of the tool links to teaching materials that provide background information on the individual efficiency strategy and alternative fuels is. See NREL press release.

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DOE provides support for breakthroughs in alternative fuels

President Obama announced on 23 February new funding, to groundbreaking technologies for two alternative fuels to catalyze natural gas and bio-fuels. Office of energy efficiency and renewable energy will make DOE $ 14 million to support research and development in biofuels from algae. Also by using the advanced, research projects Agency - energy (ARPA - E), DOE is $ 30 million for a new research, scientists, engineers, and entrepreneurs find ways, to domestic natural gas for vehicles use involved is available make. Aims to stimulate American innovation and encourage scientific breakthroughs, energy portfolio, U.S. companies grow the diversification of the nation and the development of alternative vehicle technologies help.

DOE will seek proposals from small businesses, universities and laboratories to algae change existing facilities for long-term research and test new production processes, could lead to commercial bio-fuels from algae. Winners will erect and conduct research "Test bed" for algae biofuels, the development, test, new approaches for the production of algae and discover innovative ways to make water and nutrients needed to mass produce algae for commercial bio-fuels can minimize. This advanced research projects should significantly improve the sustainability of algae-based biofuels and accelerated technological breakthroughs. The prices make the first phase on $ 30 million investment in algae biofuels in fiscal year 2012. are applications by April 18. Find the algae biofuels possibility of funding opportunity Exchange Web site for more information.

ARPA-E is funding projects which develop light fuel tanks for cars that runs on natural gas, and can fit in modern cars. This approach includes to develop affordable natural gas compressors, which efficiently at home, fuel can a natural gas vehicle. ARPA-E is to finance projects which holds much like a sponge of water absorbing materials that are in the situation will develop, gas. Such materials could low pressure vehicle tanks that hold and release makes safer and more convenient for consumers gas, it. The ARPA-E natural gas opportunity, see the DOE press release and the funding opportunity Exchange Web site for more information.

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Alternative fuel powered vehicles roles in Detroit Auto Show

2013 Ford Fusion has three versions: petrol, hybrid and an entirely new plug-in hybrid, that says Ford gets more than the equivalent of 100 MPG.
IMG credit: Ford Motor Company

Alternative fuel powered vehicles parts spotlight at the annual North American International Auto show - also known as 2012 Detroit auto show - that on 7 January in Detroit, Michigan. Ford, General Motors, Nissan and Honda car manufacturers are hybrids or electric vehicles (EV) and concept cars. The card runs through January 22.

In his hometown made his debut of the Ford Motor Company the new fusion, say that the model was the first wagon, gasoline, hybrid and plug-in-to offer hybrid versions for the best fuel economy. Also on his home turf, General Motors Corporation code 130R be issued concept, a Coupe designed to win back a turbo engine with GM technology works, you shut down the engine at stops, and braking. Nissan showed his s NV200 concept, which with the train from its Nissan leaf EV installed in Nissan NV200 multi-purpose van has. And Honda unveiled its 2013 accord statement that the accord sedan with a new two-engine-plug-in hybrid system, which constantly moves through three modes: full electric - and petrol electric direct drive. See press releases of Ford, General Motors, Nissan and Honda.

In addition, the Detroit Economic Club on 11 January address DOE its support to energy Secretary Steven Chu for U.S. auto industry innovation highlights. DOE released a new video, "energy 101: electric vehicle", which shows the advantages of EVS, including improved fuel efficiency, reduction of emissions and lower maintenance costs. See the DOE press release (copyright) and YouTube energy 101 video to see.

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